Table 9.
Effect of type of diet and enzyme cocktail supplementation of morphology of the intestinal and Fabricius bursa.
| Treatment | Length of intestinal villi (μm) | L. axis of large follicle of Fabricius bursa (μm) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFFECT OF DIET | |||
| Standard | 235 | 166 | |
| Low density | 250 | 174 | |
| SEM | 5.76 | 4.39 | |
| EFFECT OF MULTIENZYME SUPPLEMENTATION (%) | |||
| 0 | 215b | 157b | |
| 0.1 | 285a | 183a | |
| 0.2 | 226b | 169a, b | |
| SEM | 7.05 | 5.38 | |
| INTERACTION BETWEEN DIET AND MULTIENZYME | |||
| SUPPLEMENTATION (%) | |||
| Standard | 0 | 211 | 157 |
| 0.1 | 269 | 175 | |
| 0.2 | 223 | 163 | |
| Low density | 0 | 219 | 157 |
| 0.1 | 301 | 191 | |
| 0.2 | 228 | 174 | |
| SEM | 9.98 | 7.6 | |
| P-VALUE | |||
| Diet | 0.078 | 0.166 | |
| Enzyme | 0.001 | 0.008 | |
| Interaction | 0.348 | 0.537 | |
Means within a column with different superscripts are significantly different based on SNK test. SEM, standard error of the mean. The number of replicates was six per treatment and the number of sections/slide was five per replicate per treatment.